Self-serving table with rotatable center



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I Inventor q William R. Fires Attameys Patented Nov. .25, 1952 UNITEDSTATES TENT OFFICE SELF-SERVING TABLE WITH ROTATABLE CENTER William R.Fires, Rivervale, Ark., assignor of onehalf to Dorothy Fires, Rivervale,Ark.

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in tablesand more particularly to a self-serving table embodying a rotary centraltop section by means of which food placed thereon may be easily movedWithin reach of persons seated around the table.

An important object of the invention is to provide a rotary central topsection for the table with means for raisin the same to facilitatecleaning thereof and for oiling the bearing on which the same issupported.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary side elevational view of the tabletop;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view;

Figure 4 is a bottom plan View; and

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view through the table pedestal takenon a line 55 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,the numeral 5 designates a central table pedestal having braces or webs6 projecting outwardly from its lower portion to provide a base for thepedestal.

The pedestal 5 is preferably of square shape in cross section and arms 7are secured at inner ends thereof to each side of the pedestal at itsupper end to project horizontally outwardly therefrom and on the outerends of which a stationary annular top section, or ring, 8 is supported.

A ball bearing assembly 9 surrounds the upper end of the pedestal 5 andis supported on the inner ends of arms 7, the bearing assemblysupporting a rotary central top section, or disk, 19 for rotation withinthe stationary annular top section or ring 8 in the plane thereof.Handles l I project upwardly from the rotary central top section I6adjacent the periphery thereof to provide hand grips for rotating saidsections.

The upper end of pedestal 5 is formed with a chamber l2 in which a jack13 of conventional construction is supported and with the head M of thejack positioned under the central portion of the rotary central topsection IS. The jack may be operated by means of a handle l5 whichextends outwardly through an opening 16 in the upper end of pedestal 5,the handle l5 preferably being removable from the jack, when not in use.

The rotary central top section I 0 is provided with a shelf or platformI I supported coaxial therewith and which is in a raised position by acentral post 18 suitably secured to the said section l8.

In the operation of the device the rotary central top section #0 is freeto be rotated on the ball bearin assembly 9 by means of one of thehandles 1 1 whereby food placed on the rotary central top section I 9 ofthe table may be moved into a position for convenient reach by personsseated around the table.

The rotary central section 19 of the table may be raised by theoperation of jack l3 to a position above the plane of the stationaryannular top section 8 to facilitate cleaning of the table and to oil thebearing assembly.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of thisinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A table comprising a pedestal, horizontal arms having inner endsattached to the sides of the pedestal at the upper end thereof, anannular top section fixed to and supported by the outer ends of saidarms, a bearing assembly surrounding the upper end of the pedestal andsupported by the inner ends of said arms, and a central circular topsection supported by said assembly for rotation within the annular topsection.

WILLIAM R. FIRES.

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